Noodle-cutting machine



SePt- 9, 1930. R. BACCELLIERI Er AL r1,775,505

NOODLE CUTTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 15, 195o 4 'sheets-sheet 1 Wm/Essfs 1 81 A INVENToRs 9 65 Raffaele E: accellier I .n 11ML, Ancusin 'HEREN/115- v A TTORNEY Sept. 9, 1930. R. BAccELLlERlE AL 1,775,505. l

NOODLE CUTTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 15, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Esss v E l E INVEIQRS a aa a acca 1am Y .Anqustn Dan ATITORNEY Sept. 9, 1930. R. BAccELLn-:Rl ET AL 1,775,505

` NooDLE CUTTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 15, 1950 4 Sheets-sheer s SePt- 9, 1930 R. `BAczcELLlEFu ET AL 1,775,505

NOODLE CUTTING MACHINE WITNES INVENTORS Il Raffaela EaccEIl-er .Anqun D Entis..

i Patented Sept. U9, 1930i` i i e AFFAELE ACCELLIERI,

or riiIIlnnnrHrA,

y LINGDALE, rENNsYLvANrA AND aneusro nnFTIIs, or con` fig- Applieation'mga' February' 15, isaogserriai 110.1428303.

This invention relates to noodle` (cutting machine. ,e l e. e, The object of the' invention is to' provide an improvedfnoodlecutting machinein which the rolls, knives, etc., may be'quickly dismounted for cleaning, without the removal of any bolts, screws, etc.- e f s i Anotherzobject of the invention is to provide meanswhich will operate to -force the out noodles down into thebottoins ofth'e respective `spaces between the knives so` that they will be' positively separated one from the other prior A still further object of the `invention is to providea machine whereby the 'thickness of the-noodles may be `quickly and conveni ently regulated without the `removalgwor minute adjustment, of any ofthe parts; A,

t A further object lor "the invention is, to lprot vide anoo'dle cutting'fmachine which may be l hysaid yoke and provided with semi-bearings e vthrough the yoke at the pointwhere the ad- `quickly and conveniently mounted for operal Y tion upon a table orkothersupport and which, when solnounted, will'be-capable of'produci ingany number of noodles desired fw'ithout re-'adjustmentf i According to tliefinvention the noodle cutting` machine is provided witha frame coinl prising a' clampingmember anda yoke having bearings toprovide rotation for a bottom` roll, `a pairy ofrbrackets" nivotally supported W-hi ch, operating inlconjunction with the low er roll, are arranged to" retain saidjro'lls in proper position when said brackets are at' 'or near thelrlower pos1t1on,`0ne of 'said rolls beingasmooth-facedV roll adaptedtolcoop eratewith the bottom roll for rollingout ther` noodled dough into' a sheet ofytherequired thickness, and the` ther'roll' being A"provided ,withaplurality offcutting knives forcutting' the rolled dough f into noodles, intermeshing gears on said rolls soarranged thatgthe speed of the `roll having lthe cutting knives travels at a slightlyA greater speedV than "the reducing,

roll in 'orderthat theV cutfnoodles. may be pulled down between the*` `knives and 1 sepa-` rated `.one from the "other, meansforfholding the brackets in position wherebytheQ sem-i1 bearings hold the gears in meshedyrelatipm to strippig'of the same from' tthekniferollf" andfmeans` for urging` thelsaid brackets up` ward when said'last namedmeansis` released. 1 It desired, the machine "may" be provided with means forv stripping the cut noodles` from between roll.` l

.i i TheV drawiiigg illustrate an`,-emb iniet of e the invention and the views therein are as follows.;` .i t

IIIFigurel is `a rear view. of ,the-noodleicutlb the cutting knives on'` the `cutting ting machine ,and showsv` appart of theknife roll broken away,` t

Figure 2 is a `vertical sectionalview en `the line 2-e-2 of Figli-rel, i Figure, `3 isfia `side viewiooking in the di-` rection of the arrowlAin Figure l,

operating handle broken away, I t Figurey isahorizontalfsectionalgiview taken -on theline 5'-5 ofFigure 1,

"j Figure V6 isa vertical sectional view taken onlthe lineG- of Figure 1,

Figure 7 FigureA :is ,aytop `plan view showing i Figure l0 is 1averticalsectionalvlview lianginggpart 18 havinga` lug 19m through which a screw21 extends Vfor elevating the 17` fastensthe ramelto any convenient ysupport. l

The screw `21 may be rotated so as t0 elevat-e the-plate 22 bymeans of a-.pin or bar te",`

turn the nut 23.` 1 i @The'upper partfof tliewfframe comprises plate 22"which, in conjunction Withthe foot i yoke having side members 24 and 26, a lower member 27, and an upper member 28. These several members may be provided with ribs 29, as may also the overhanging portion 18, for giving the frame the proper and necessary strength;

The upper member 28 is in the form of a attened inverted V and extending. outfrom each side of the same are bifurcated wing members 31 and 32.V Extending. betweeen the two wing members 31 and betweenthe two members 32 are swivel pins33 which arethe sidemenibers of Vthe yoke and is provided with a nut 48 on each end of the vent longitudinal movement. 'l The wings' are spaced onA that when thesaid brackets "are mounted in the yoke there will'bejust sufficient room to include the wings between the side members of said yoke and to allowno lateral movement. U Y

The rod'47 `has a spiral spring 50 mounted thereon and one ofthe ends 49 of said spring engages the lower face of the bracket A42, while the other end 51 engages the underface of the bracket 43. This spring is so arranged that the tendency is to urge both the bracketslinto the position shown by the bracket 42 in Figure 6 and the tension of the spring is overcome'in both brackets by screwing the respective screws 36 down, into the recess 39 by operating the hand wheel 37. y I

` The outer ends of the brackets 42 and 43 are turned downwardly and each 'end 'of both brackets terminates in a bifurcated portion which provides a semi-bearing 52, the bracket 42 being adapted'to receive the shaft 53 of the cuttingroll 54, while'thebracket 43 is adapted to receive'the shaft 56 of the reduc# ing roll 57.

The side members 24 and 26 of the yoke are provided with bearings 58 and 59. for receiving the shaft 61 of the lower reducing roll 62. This roll has its shaft extended V.on the same side of the machine as the overhanging member k18 and isprovidedvwith a handle 63 (broken awaylfor operating the lowerroll. The shafts 53, 56 and 61 areeachextended at the other side oftheframe andthe shaft same to pre- 61 of the lower roll is providediwith two gears 'Bltaxidt adapted to' mesh, respectively,

the brackets'I so.

with the gear 67 on the cutting roll 54 and with the gear 68 on the reducinof roll 57.

The operation of the shaft 61 by the turning of the handle 63 operates both the gears 64 and 66 on account of the gear 64 which is the larger of the two gears meshing with the gears 67 which is smaller than the gear 68, and the cutting roll 54 will be driven at slightlygreater speed than the rolls 57 n and By referring to Figure 11 the dough 69 is reduced atL7-1-between the rolls 57 and 62 and is passed onto the cuttinnf roll 54 where it engages; the knives 72. I?, for instance, the speed of the roll 54 at the outer periphery of the knives 72 was the vsame as the peripheral speed of the rolls 57 and 62, the dough would lie at the outer edges of the knives and would not make a clean cut and would have to be stripped from `between said knives.

But, by reason of the Aincreased peripheral speed of the roll 54, the cut strips of noodles will be drawn down into the space between the knives 72, as shown at 73, and by reason of such increased speed, the cut noodles will be slightly stretchedso that the edges thereoil will not .adhere to the sides of the knives and, therefore, the cut noodles will readily-fall from between the knives, as shown at'74.`

The lower roll 62'is'provid'ed with 'a scraping member 76 which thoroughly scrapes the saidroll and prevents any doughor'flour from remaining thereon. Y

' The upper reducing roll 57 may, if desired,

be provided with scraping means for removing excess dough or Hour therefrom, but as this roll is readily removable by the operation of the Vhandle wheel 37, it may be disconnected with ease and thoroughly washed, as may also the cutting roll. '5 Y The roll 57 andtheclitting roll 54 are retained in operative position by means of the semi-bearings 52 inthe brackets42 and 43, pressing the said rolls-into Contact with the lower reducingroll 62 and whenA the screws 36 are elevated a suicient distance by the rotation ofthe -hand wheels V37,the spring willraise the released bracket 43 and' permit the roll to drop therefrom.

' Of course, it will be understood that dough of rdi'erent thicknesses may be provided by' the rolls l57 and 62'by merely releasing the screw 36 a 'small amount as desired and the bracket/43 will thus be lthro'wnfslightly upward by the action of the end 51 of the spring 50 and'while the-roll 57 will normally retain its contact with the lower roll 62 upon theV entrance of dough between the same, the upper roll 57 will be raised' so as to properly seat the shaft 56 inthe recess 52 which constitutesthe semi-bearing for'the same.

y In thisway noodlesof any desired Vthickness may be readily manufactured by merely adjusting the hand wheel 37.

` The roll 57 is shown as being secured on tubing or Vthey may be nickle plated, as desired. t

The roll 62 on the shaft 6l is provided with an endplate `79, the inner end of which encircles' the said shaft while the outer endV yedge of the Vsame is provided with a circum-` ferential shoulder 8l, as shown 'in Figure 8. This end plate 79 is held in 'position by means of a locking collar 82jwhichis made in half sections and the inner edge of `which ting against'a llike-shaped shoulder in a peripheral groove 84 cut in the said shaft. (See Figure 9.)' i Y.

Of course, while we have shown and described these particular means of assembling the rolls 57 and 62, it will be understood that various other means may be provided for ef l fecting' the same purpose.

It Vwill be apparent that with the cutting roll 54 traveling at a slightly greater speed thanthe rolls 57 and 62 that the rolled sheet of dough emerging from the' inner side of'` :the last mentioned rolls will be pulled orV stretched by the roll 54 and as the sheet `is cutting the strips, the individual strips will be somewhat narrowed in width by means of this stretching, so that after being thoroughly cut and separated one from the Of course, it will be apparent that `by l merely operating the hand wheels 37 to permit the brackets 42 and 43 `to be sprung up-` `ward by the spring V the reducing roll 57 and cutting roll 54 may be quickly and con,- veniently removed `'from the machine and cleaned and replacedin fa moment. i

' The roll 62 may also be cleaned as desired,

v. but on account ofithe'very effectual scraper 7 6 which engages the same, it is seldom necessary to clear this roll.

`.Of course, the noodle cutting machine il" i lustrated maybe modified and changed in va,-

rious ways without departing from the inj-y vention herein set `forth and j hereafter claimed..

The invention is lows: i y

i l. A- noodle cutting machinecomprising ,a frame, a reducing roll mounted therein,

brackets swingably mounted -on the same pivot carried by said frame and providing in combination` with saidjroll means for rev olubly `mounting .anotherl reducing roll and a cutting roll in operative position, means for holding said brackets in said last named pov sition',and means for raising-said brackets to "first namedy means lis Lreleased. i f

said? rotated rroll` i .i

e, A noodle cuttingmachine .f having.. res` hereby claimed as fol- :permitthe removalliof said lastfnamed re-Vv ducing rolliand saidputting roll 1 when l 21A noodle cutting machine comprising a frame, a reducing.. roll mounted` therein,

ihracketsfA swingably, mounted dii f said frame alndE44 provi'dingiin "combination with `said roll nfieansiforrevfolubly mounting another re'- Vducing roll andfa .cuttiiigbroll in operative position,armslextending ono'pposite sides of "a frame fpart, `manually operable 1screws car# ried lat ;op`po`sit`e ends]` of said arms for ad-` fjus'tablylioldiiigsaidbrackets in. said last` named position, `and means rforjraising said brackets rio `jlperinit the removal' ofsa'id last y n n fnamed reducing roll and'said cuttingroll is tapered outwardly, as at 83, said edge fit-i` `L itvhenfsaid screws arereleasedi Y f said `BIA nood-lecuttiiiglmachinehaving reduci ing rollsfand a noodle Acutting roll,-m`ea`ns for rotating one of said reducingrollsgand mechrollat a greater rate of surface` speedithan anisin operable through said. rotated roll `for V Vdriving the `iother@reducing rollat thefxsame surface ispeed and `for driving the cutting ducing rolls' "and 'aiio'odle cutting" roll,`means for rotatingfone fsa'idreduciiig rolls, and" gear trains operable through said rotated roll for driving the other reducing roll at the same speed and for driving the cutting rollat a greater rate of surface speed than ,f

said rotated roll; 1

5. A noodle cutting. machinehaving re` ducing rolls and a noodle cutting roll having a plurality'of kniveshand gear mechanism` for rotating said cutting roll at a slightly greater Vsurface speed .than said reducing rolls whereby the cut noodlesare slightly stretched, thereby reducing the width of the saine and permitting the cut noodles to freely fall frombetween the knives on said cut` ting roll. t p i 6. A noodle cutting machine comprising a frame, `a reducing roll mounted therein,

bracketsfswingably `mounted on said frame and providing in combination with said roll means for revolubly mounting another reduc ing roll and acutting roll in operative position, means for holding said brackets in said last named position, means for driving the cutting roll at a faster rate of surface speed than said reducing rolls, and means for raising said brackets to permit the removal of ,n

said :last named reducing roll "and cutting roll when said irst named means is released.

` i 7 .n A noodle cutting machine comprising a frame, a .reducing rollnmounted therein, `brackets swingablyniountedon said frame and providingin combination with said roll means for revolubly mountingV another rei ducing rolland acutting roll in operative position, means for `holding said bracketsdim11 said last named position, gears -betweenlsad rolls for `driving the cutting; rollplxatafaster rate of surface speed than said reducing rolls,

and means for raising said brackets to permit the removal of said last named reducing roll and cutting roll when said first named means is released.

8. A noodle cutting machine comprising a frame, a reducing roll'having a shaft mounted in said frame, brackets swingably mounted on said frame and providing in combination with said roll means for revolubly mounting the shafts of a reducing roll and a cutting roll in operative position, means for holding saidbrackets in said last named position, an operatinghandleon one end of the shaft of said first reducing roll,

gears on the other end of the shaft of said reducing roll, gears on the shafts of the last named'reducing roll and the cut-ting roll and adapted to be operated by the gears on the first named'reducing roll, said gears being so related that the reducing rolls travel at the same rate of surface speed While the cutting roll travels at a slightly greater rate of surface speed.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

RAFFAELE BACCELLIERI. i AUGUSTO DE RENTIIS. 

